What to do in an emergency – KIA Magentis 2010 User Manual

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What to do in an emergency

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• Use a towing strap less than 5 m (16

feet) long. Attach a white or red cloth
(about 30 cm (12 inches) wide) in the
middle of the strap for easy visibility.

• Drive carefully so that the towing strap

is not loosened during towing.

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Emergency towing precautions

• Turn the ignition switch to ACC so the

steering wheel isn’t locked.

• Place the transaxle shift lever in N

(Neutral).

• Release the parking brake.

• Press the brake pedal with more force

than normal since you will have
reduced brake performance.

• More steering effort will be required

because the power steering system
will be disabled.

• If you are driving down a long hill, the

brakes may overheat and brake per-
formance will be reduced. Stop often
and let the brakes cool off.

WARNING

Use extreme caution when towing
the vehicle.
• Avoid sudden starts or erratic

driving maneuvers which would
place excessive stress on the
emergency towing hook and tow-
ing cable or chain. The hook and
towing cable or chain may break
and cause serious injury or dam-
age.

• If the disabled vehicle is cannot

be moved, do not forcibly contin-
ue the towing. Contact an author-
ized KIA dealer or a commercial
tow truck service for assistance.

• Tow the vehicle as straight ahead

as possible.

• Keep away from the vehicle dur-

ing towing.

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CAUTION -

Automatic
transaxle

• If the car is being towed with all

four wheels on the ground, it can
be towed only from the front. Be
sure that the transaxle is in neu-
tral. Be sure the steering is
unlocked by placing the ignition
switch in the ACC position. A
driver must be in the towed vehi-
cle to operate the steering and
brakes.

• To avoid serious damage to the

automatic transaxle, limit the
vehicle speed to 15 km/h (10 mph)
and drive less than 1.5 km (1
mile) when towing.

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